Category Archives: Summer, 2012

We got up early today and leaving the trailer in Lake Louise, drove to the parking area for the bus ride to Lake O’Hara.  We got there by about 7:30, so we were in lots of time.  There was some … Continue reading →

We left Kananasksis early this morning in heavy overcast.  It did start to clear shortly so that we could see the tops of the mountains.  We drove to Canmore where we bought gas and groceries, and then went to McDonalds … Continue reading →

It was much wetter today than yesterday, and we hardly left the trailer.  It’s been nice to sit here dry and warm with the furnace.  The campsite is practically deserted, just a few hardy souls in trailers still here.

It would be foolish to complain about the weather, since we have had almost continual hot sunny days since we started on our trip to the mountains.  Today started out cloudy, but still warm, so we washed a few clothes … Continue reading →

There is a paved biking trail which connects all the campgrounds here.  We travelled north on it today to the visitor information centre, which has indoor displays of the animals and geology of this area.  The trail is easy to … Continue reading →

We hiked today to the fire lookout.  The trail is wide (a road to the tower for the last couple of kilometres), but definitely uphill all the way.  From our campsite at about 1790 m we climbed steadily all the … Continue reading →

We stopped at Pincher Creek to get gas, groceries, and some screws and washers to fix another of the broken braces on the trailer skirting.  I also bought a small fan for use in the trailer, as we won’t have … Continue reading →

Yesterday we met a woman on the trail who suggested we go to Summit Lake.  She said there were many glacier lilies there.  Today we took her advice, and hiked up to the lake.  It was very beautiful. It was … Continue reading →

  Today we hiked from Alberta to British Columbia!  Well, that distance wasn’t too far, just about two kilometres.  Our destination was Wall Lake which is a quite nice walk into the Akamina-Kishnena provincial park.  The trail climbs until you … Continue reading →

It is another beautiful, sunny and calm day.  We decided to try biking this morning, so I cleaned up the chains on our bikes, which were pretty dusty from the trip here.  I discovered that my front tire was flat, … Continue reading →